BBC News
By Rob Cameron in Prague and Maria Zaccaro
January 28, 2023
Retired Nato general Petr Pavel has been elected as the new president of the Czech Republic, seeing off his populist challenger Andrej Babis.
The 61-year-old took 58.32% of the vote, results released by the state statistics office showed.
Mr Babis – who served as prime minister between 2017 and 2021 – conceded defeat in a speech to supporters soon after the results were announced.
The ex-general will replace Milos Zeman, whose second term ends in March.